Odeion (English spelling)

Japanese: オーデイオン（英語表記）ōdeion

A building used for chanting and musical performance in Greek and Roman times. In Latin it is called an odeum. The odeion built by Pericles in Athens in 442 BCE was a hypostyle hall measuring 63.4m by 41.5m, but Roman odeions had a stepped seating arrangement in concentric arcs inside, making them not much different from theaters in their construction. However, since odeions generally had a roof, they were generally smaller than theaters and were usually contained within a rectangular wall supporting the roof.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ギリシア･ローマ時代，詠唱や演奏に用いられた建物。ラテン語ではオデウムodeumという。ペリクレスが前442年にアテネに建てたオーデイオンは，63.4m×41.5mの多柱広間であったが，ローマ時代のオーデイオンは内部に同心円弧状の階段式観客席を設け，劇場と大差のない造り方になった。ただ，オーデイオンは原則として屋根があるため，概して劇場より小規模で，屋根を支える長方形の壁の中に収められるのが普通である。

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